IPL 2018: 5 players who will be crucial in deciding the IPL opener between MI and CSK

#2 Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina is the highest run scorer in the IPL

Regarded as one of the best left-handed batsmen in the world, Suresh Raina is the top run scorer in the history of the IPL.

He has scored 4540 runs in 161 IPL matches at an average of 32.61 with a strike rate of 139.09. He has 31 half-centuries and one century to his name and has the highest score of 100.

Raina has never missed a game for CSK and was the first Indian to hit 100 sixes in the IPL. He is the first and only player to have scored over 400 runs in 7 consecutive (2008 to 2014) IPL seasons.

Suresh Raina will add stability into CSK's middle-order and can also bowl a few overs for them if needed.